TEACHER’S VARIABLES AS CORRELATE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN ONDO METROPOLIS

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the teacher‗s variables as correlate of students‗ performance in English language in secondary schools students in Ondo kingdom in Ondo State. The population of the study comprised of two hundred (200) English language teachers randomly selected from forty selected secondary schools in Ondo West, Ondo East Ile oluji – Okeigbo and Odigbo Local Government Areas of Ondo State. Instrument used for data collection was self-structured questionnaire adopting Likert type four point rating scale. Four research hypotheses were raised to guide the study.. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Chi Square and Analysis of Variance. Result showed significant relationship between academic performance and students‗ attitude towards their teachers. There is also a significant difference in the academic performance of students taught by teachers with more years of experience and mastery of English language. Based on the findings, it was recommended that, teachers with high qualification, good experience of teaching, mastery of subject and good teaching methods should be recruited and allowed to teach the students. Teachers and students should establish and maintain a healthy student-teacher relationship in order to promote the exchange of knowledge. Government should supply all the secondary schools in the state with adequate teaching and learning materials to enhance teaching and learning.